New Evangelizers: The Feet Washing

I dread the trip from Dallas to Palm Springs to care for my sister, BC, who is recuperating from cancer surgery. Our dysfunctional relationship, although healing since our mother’s death, still has echoes of past pitfalls. We don’t agree on politics, abortion, gay marriage, or the Eucharist.  When I cry out to the Lord he consoles me, empowering me with a personal word that surprises me, “Be at peace; my mercy is with you.” Why mercy and not grace? Maybe because today begins our family’s Divine Mercy Novena.

Recent mass readings remind me that Jesus is the vine and I must remain attached to him, for without him I can do nothing. The promise of bearing much fruit (Jn 15:1-8) to glorify the Father carries the added promise to “ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.”

Read the full story of The Foot washing at New Evangelizers

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Nancy Ward

Nancy Ward writes about conversion, Christian community, and Catholicism. After earning a journalism degree, she worked for the Diocese of Dallas newspaper and the Archbishop Sheen Center for Evangelization, then began her own editing service. She’s a regular contributor to CatholicMom.com, SpiritualDirection.com, CatholicWritersGuild.com, NewEvangelizers.com and a contributing author to The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion. Now, through her Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story: Tools, Tips, and Testimonies workshops, retreats, book, and DVD, she shares her conversion story at Catholic parishes and conferences, equipping others to share their own stories.

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